"March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. Lincoln Memorial Program"

Artifact Overview

More than 250,000 civil rights advocates -- both African American and white -- showed up at this peaceful march to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. This was the program for the day held at the Lincoln Memorial, along with a map of the site where the march began and ended.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Program (Document)

Date Made

1963

Subject Date

28 August 1963

Collection Title

Research Center Political History Collection

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All

Object ID

2000.32.58

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.5 in (11" when opened up)

Keywords	United States, District of Columbia, Washington Programs (Documents) African Americans Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963 Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights leaders Civil rights movements